phón g đại

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To enlarge / to magnify: To increase the size or scale of something, such as an image or object, while maintaining its proportions.
   • To exaggerate / to overstate: To represent something as being larger, greater, more important, or more significant than it actually is.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy phóng đại bức ảnh lên gấp đôi. (He enlarged the photo to twice its size.)
  • Đừng phóng đại sự việc; nó không nghiêm trọng đến thế. (Don't exaggerate the matter; it's not that serious.)

Advanced Usage

• "Phóng đại quá mức": to grossly exaggerate.
  • Bài báo đó đã phóng đại quá mức sự thật. (That article grossly exaggerated the truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự phóng đại (n): exaggeration, magnification.
  • Sự phóng đại trong lời kể của anh ta là rõ ràng. (The exaggeration in his account was obvious.)

Synonyms

• Enlarge: to make bigger.
• Exaggerate: to overstate the truth.
• Magnify: to make something appear larger.

Related Idioms

• Phóng đại thành tích: to exaggerate one's achievements.
  • Một số chính trị gia có thói quen phóng đại thành tích. (Some politicians have a habit of exaggerating their achievements.)